Salvation Army under fire over daughter of Major using donated concert tickets intended for the homeless

The boss of the Salvation Army has come under fire after his daughter was given tickets to a Paul McCartney concert that were intended for the homeless.

Video has emerged of Major Brendan Nottle’s daughter and her partner at the concert in two of the seats donated to the charity.

Beatles fan Chris McDonald gave seven tickets worth $2350 in an effort to provide Melbourne’s homeless community with a night out.

But when he arrived at the concert he discovered Major Nottle’s daughter and her partner were in attendance.

“Ash Nottle was sitting in front of me with her boyfriend Jamie Russell,” Mr McDonald told A Current Affair.

Chris McDonald arrived at the concert to find Major Nottle's daughter (left) seated in front of him. (Supplied) ()The tickets to Paul McCartney's show were donated by a fan. (Getty) ()

Mr McDonald had also bought tickets for himself, and was placed behind the seats he had donated.

The 53-year-old, who is unemployed and receiving welfare due to a chronic illness, said it took him more than a year to save up for the tickets.

“The donation was valued at more than my current bank balance and I could have easily scalped the tickets on Ebay, therefore, the motive for my donation was purely from the heart,” he said.

In a series of email exchanges, Salvation Army Project 614 staff member Kineisha Nottle, who is also the daughter of Mr Nottle, thanked Mr McDonald for his donation, before promising the tickets would be handed out to clients in need.

“Thanks so much for this donation! I know these will go to great use and the people who receive them will absolutely love this experience,” the email read.

Salvation Army Major Brendan Nottle said the tickets were not an appropriate donation for the homeless. (AAP) ()

But Major Nottle has denied any involvement.

Major Nottle told 3AW’s Tony Jones the tickets had been returned at such late notice, another homeless couple couldn’t be organised.

“In the end there was two tickets handed back at the last minute,” he said.

“The tragic thing is the daughter that’s involved is one of the most giving people I know.

“I just want to say Tony, in this work you don’t do this stuff for the kick backs. We get it wrong sometimes, I get why it happened.”

Major Nottle has said the Salvation Army will reimburse the donor for all seven tickets, however has added that they were not an appropriate donation for homeless people.

“When you’re working with homeless people, to be blunt, do homeless people need tickets to Paul McCartney or do they need a roof over their head?”, he said.

“We are not Ticketmaster, we are not concert promoters, we don’t do that stuff and we get it wrong sometimes, you know.”